Mop



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Patented Sept. 176, 1941 MOP Warren G. Bailey, Evanston, Ill., assignor to -Ceflar-Corpn,` Chicago, Ill;, a corporation of Illinois Application vliecmter s, 1939, serial No. 308,267

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a mop, and more particularly to a type of mop having a resilient supporting frame which may be removably attached to a mop body.

An object of the invention is to provide a mop which provides a resilient support for a mop body, the free ends of the resilient body being adapted to be secured together after passing through channels in the mop body. A further object is to provide a mop frame equipped with resilient forwardly extending free portions adapted to be passed through sleeves of a mop body and equipped with means for readily locking the ends after being passed through said sleeve portions. Other specc objects and advantages will appear Ias the specification proceeds.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment, by the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the inside portion of a mop body employed with a frame constituting my invention; Fig. 2, a transverse detailed sectional view, the section being taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan view of a spring frame employed with the mop body shown in Fig. l; Fig. 4, a broken and longitudinal sectional view of the frame and mop body assembly; Fig. 5, an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the end portions releasably joined; and Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a modified form of connecting means.

In the illustration given in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, A -designates a mop body; and B, a mop frame.

The mop body A may be of any suitable construction. In the illustration, it comprises a central cloth body IIJ consisting of two fabric strips II and I2 between which is secured by stitching the yarn or strands I3. To the upper cloth strip II are secured two pocket-forming strips I4. The strips I4 are spaced inwardly from their ends and also spaced apart from each other at the cent-er so as to provide at the center an opening indicated by the numeral I5. Tie members I6 are provided at each of the ends.

The metal frame B may be of any suitable construction. In the illustration given, a metal clamp member I'l is secured to a U-tube I8 by screws or any other suitable means. Tire fitting I'l, is of well known construction and is threaded to receive the uSual handle. Within the bent tube I8 is a coiled wire member I9. The ends of the wire member extend forwardly to form two free ends 20 and 2|. The end 2| is shown provided with an integral extension 22 which is provided with a coil and with an outwardly bent portion to form a catch when the same is inserted within the opposite end 20.

In the operation of the structure, the free end portion 2| of the coil spring is inserted through one of the sleeves provided between the members I| and I4 and the free portion 20 is inserted through the other sleeve. After the free ends appear in the open space I5 between the sleeves, the member 22 is accessible and may be pressed into the coil spring 20 so as to lock the ends 20 and 2| together. The tie members I6 may then be tied around the fitting II so as to secure the mop body A upon the frame.

When it is desired to remove the mop body for cleaning, the sleeves may be drawn back slightly about the joined end portions 20 and 2| and the end portions then separated by pressing them apart. In this operation, the free outwardly sprung end of the member 22 yields to permit separation of the parts. The free ends 20 and 2| may then be readily drawn away from the sleeves to free the body A.

With the structure shown, the operation of threading the spring ends through the sleeves is extremely simple and easy in view of the short length of the sleeves and the attachment can be accomplished readily by reason of the opening I5 between the sleeves. The latch member 22 serves as a lead point facilitating the insertion of the end 2|.

If the end portions are not connected but are allowed to operate freely, an entirely differentL` mop effect can be produced from that obtained when the two ends are joined. Either operation may be used, the matter of connecting the two ends being rendered extremely simple in view of the opening in the sleeve employed and in view of the friction connection used. When the spring connection is employed, it can be used as a reinforcing member in the center at the front of the spring so as to maintain a relatively wide and straight front for the mop.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, a spring connector 23 i-s equipped at its free ends with outwardly extending flanges 24 which extend between rounds of the spring end 2| so as to lock the member securely to the end portion 2|. The opposite -end of the member 23 is provided with a spear point 25 adapted to enter and engage rounds of the spring end portion 20 so as to releasably lock the two end portions together.

While in the foregoing specification, I have set forth certain details, it will be understood that such details are for the purpose of illustration and that they may be varied widely without Y departing from the spirit of my invention.

I Wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications Will occur to a person skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In combination, aV mop frame, resilient elements secured thereto and having outwardly'extending free end portions, a strand-equipped mop body equipped with integral sleeve portions adapted to receive said frame end portions, said sleeve portions being separated from each other` to provide an opening adjacent the extremeend portions of said resilient elements, and means, v accessible through said opening'for securingsaid end portions together aft-er they have passed through said sleeves.

2. In combination, a mop head equipped with a curved tube, a coil spring member extending through said tube and havinginwardly turned .end portions, saidl tube maintaining said spring iiexed in bentposition with the inwardly turned end portions in adjacent relation, a mop body equipped with a channel adapted to receive the said spring end portions, said channel being centrally interrupted to provide access to saidend portions, and means for releasably securing said end portions together.

3. In combination, a mop head equipped with Aa curved tube, a coil spring extending through said tube and having inwardly turned end portions, said tube maintaining said spring flexed in bent position with the inwardly turned end portions in adjacent relation, a strand-equipped mop body provided with a sleeve secured thereto and extending across the same, said Vsleeve being' centrally interrupted and having open ends `for receiving the coil spring ends, said open sleeve ends being adapted to be secured to said mop head adjacent said curved tube, and means carried by one of said spring end portions for Securing together said end portions at the point of interruption of the sleeve. Y

EVARREN Gr.` BAILEY. 

